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Oct 28 · DraftKings start/sit

Start Jalen Smith or Meleek Thomas?

The verdict

Start Jalen Smith

Wins 57% of simulated matchups against Thomas.

Sim duel · 10,000 simulated games each

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Share of simulations in which each player scores more DraftKings pts. How accurate are these?

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F Bulls F #55 Start

Jalen Smith

vs New York Knicks · Wednesday, October 28, 8:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 21.3
Status Active Bulls injury report →
F Cavaliers F #62

Meleek Thomas

vs Washington Wizards · Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 18.8
Status Active Cavaliers injury report →

Last 4 games

Recent form

  • Smith: 25.9 DraftKings pts/game over his last 4, 21.5 minutes, 9.8 shots, NYK allows the 15th most to forwards.
  • Thomas: 21.5 DraftKings pts/game over his last 1, 19.0 minutes, 10.0 shots, WAS allows the 1st most to forwards.
Smith Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 26 @ BOS 16.0 20 8
Oct 24 vs WAS 19.3 24 11
Oct 23 @ MIL 39.8 24 10
Oct 21 @ TOR 28.5 18 10
Thomas Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 26 vs MIN 21.5 19 10

Oct 28

Projected stat lines

Stat Smith Thomas
Median DraftKings pts 21.3 18.8
Min 19.6 18.4
PTS 9.8 10.3
REB 5.9 3.4
AST 1.2 1.2
STL 0.5 0.8
BLK 0.6 0.3
3PM 1.4 1.6
TO 1.0 1.3

Floor, ceiling, boom & bust

Range of outcomes

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Both players’ floor, ceiling and boom/bust odds, with their simulated ranges side by side.

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